spew

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /spjuː/

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Verb

Plain form spew

Third-person singular spews

Past tense spewed

Past participle spewed

Present participle spewing

Plain form spew

Third-person singular spews

Past tense spewed

Past participle spewn

Present participle spewing

1. If you spew something, you eject it forcefully and in a stream.

   Please stop spewing saliva.

2. If you spew, you speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.

   She ignored John as he was spewing nonsense.

3. (informal) If you spew, you vomit.